What is Horizon Europe programme, the successor of Horizon 2020? A brief and resourceful overview of the Framework Programme 9 while Horizon Europe faces uncertain future with no fixed budget and ongoing UK negotiations...

1. Horizon Europe
EU’s new framework programme for
research and innovation

2. What is
Horizon Europe?
It is a 7-year period budget
allocation from the EU to fund
science and innovation (2021-2027).
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3. Successor of H2020
Horizon Europe is the 9th
EU framework programme
that will replace the
current Horizon 2020
(2014-2020), which was
the EU’s biggest
programme with the
budget of 77 billion euros
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HORIZON 2020
(2014-2020)
HORIZON EUROPE
(2021-2027)

4. What are the goals
of Horizon Europe?
◇ To strengthen the
EU's scientific and
technological
foundations and
European Research
Area by launching
the European
Innovation Council
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◇ To increase the
innovation capacity
of each Member
State, their
competitiveness and
the number of jobs in
Europe by
encouraging more
participation
◇ To fulfill citizens'
priorities and
maintaining
socioeconomic
model and value
by Open Science
policy

5. How to improve
H2020 in
Horizon Europe?
◇ The structure of Horizon
Europe is based on good
practices from H2020 programme
◇ Horizon Europe will try to
enhance them according to the
recommendations from Interim
Evaluation of H2020
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6. “Evolution, not revolution”
Structure of Horizon Europe is based on Horizon 2020 - it will
keep and improve three pillars of excellence from H2020
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7. Five mission areas
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⃟ To work on a pressing
challenges in society
within a certain timeframe
and budget
⃟ To engage with citizens in
a continuous process for
the design, monitoring
and assessment of the
missions

8. New types of
partnerships
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Horizon Europe will support European partnerships
with EU countries, the private sector, foundations
and other stakeholders to increase funding
efficiency and encourage excellence through
collaborations
Three types of partnerships are possible:
1. Co-programmed
2. Co-funded
3. Institutionalised

9. ◇ Budget for Horizon
Europe is part of EU’s
long term budget for
the next seven years
(MFF - multiannual
financial framework)
and it is still under
negotiation
What is the budget
for Horizon Europe?
◇ European Commission
proposed the budget of
100 billion euros
◇ It is currently reduced to
94.1 billion euros
due to Brexit
◇ European Parliament
suggested 120 billion euros
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10. “Head of the governments have been working
on the budget decision since fall in 2019. The
current situation is far from what we need.”
- Prof. Martin Andler, president of the
Initiative for Science in Europe
⃟ Scientists, researchers and organisations
all over Europe are advocating the budget
of 120 billion euros

11. ⃟ Implementation of Horizon Europe depends
on its budget, which is part of EU budget
⃟ Date of the next European Council summit on
EU long term budget is still unknown
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What next?

12. Follow these links
to stay updated
◇ Politico
◇ European Policy Centre
◇ Europa Media
◇ Labs Explorer
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13. Find full overview of
Horizon Europe written by Ema Pavlović
on our website: labsexplorer.com
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